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i built this out of my scrap pile over christmass parts included, mayfield merlin bonnet+dash/ electrac front+rear axles/ wheelhorse rear wheels/old fergi seat+steering wheel/mudgaurds 40gal oil drum
 

 
 

Thank you stormin  .
This is how I got it..
 

 
And after.
 

Scary how the years roll by Gareth, I can't believe its three years since we took the Tarpen display there...

Thanks Matt, I think it was partly the size of the rear tyres that attracted me to the GT, and partly the size of the GT over all.. A real mini tractor size..
 
Don't worry, my 6x6 will be making more of an appearance here at MOM 
 
 
 
 
I think your thinking may be right Andy    I really should try and make contact with Mr Hemmingway and find out if he could give me a bit more history of my GT.
Yes I vaguely remember you also have a "Celebrity Horse". I can't remember which celebrity though, but as you may of noticed I'm not that good at remembering celebs
 
 
And so the GT story continues....
 
 
With winter rapidly closing in I thought it would be a good idea to get my snowplow which was custom built to fit my Wheel Horse 312-8, fitted to the GT
 

 
 
As it turned out the GT was so different from the 312-8 that it became clear that it would be easier to make a new A-Frame to fit the GT rather than modify the existing A-Frame to fit..
The existing A-Frame would not give me enough "lift" and it was too short for the blade to turn full angle each way without it hitting the tyres.
 

 
 
In the end I gave up with trying to fit the snowplow to the GT, somehow with the weather as it has been I don't think there will be any snow to plow this winter!
 
 
So instead I treated the GT to a "closer to original" size engine pulley. I bought this pulley knowing it was 5mm oversize hoping I could turn it down on the lathe.. Unfortunately when I went to try and turn it down to size I found that I could turn the extra 5mm off, but I couldn't widen the groove!
 

 
 
As 5mm oversize isn't too much I fitted the pulley anyway..
 
This is when I found out the GT's belt guard wouldn't quite fit due to the size off the pulley!
 

 
 
Rather than cut and shut the GT's belt guard I made my own..... From an Ironing board no less
 

 

 

 
 
It was about this time the GT's 16hp engine started playing up.. It's never really ran 100%, bogging a little under load and a little smoke.. Only now it would bog down with no load..
 
And produce lot's of smoke!
 

 
 
After lot's a faffing about including pulling the carb apart to check for anything nasty going on..
 

 
 
In the end it turned out the 16hp engine had the wrong main needle in it!
The right needle being the same part number as the main needle in the original 14hp's engine.. Which was handy as I had one
 
This stopped the smoke, swapping the spark plug with the one from my 312's engine got the GT's 16hp engine running sweetly once again
 

With the original engine pulley being very firmly stuck on the original engine I had to find another pulley..
 
The closest I had was on a very dead Kohler KT-17 engine.. Slightly smaller in size but not by much.
 
This pulley was also firmly stuck on the crankshaft but as the engine was already dead (dead in a busted con rod that punched three holes in the engine case kind of way) I had no problems being a little less gentle with it
 

 

 
 
Pulley off.
 

 
 
The exhaust that came with the engine needed a little tweak to make it fit..
 

 
 
I've no idea what the exhaust originally came from, but I think it looks good.
 

 
 
The original pulley on the trans was found to be very loose due to wear and a badly done bodge with a previous owner, so it was replaced with a pulley of the correct size from a Raider 10 with the added bonus of a built in cooling fan.
 

 
 
Quite often you will see GT-14's with non original fuel tanks where heat from the exhaust has melted the plastic tank away!
I didn't want this to happen to my fuel tank so I made this ally heat shield.. Very well it works too
 

 
 
My Wheel Horse 312-8 was used for many years as a my main work horse, fitted with big and wide rear tyres and a home made roll bar.
But this year it has been put on gentler grass cutting duties only. so the roll bar was removed and bolted onto the GT
 

 
 
I think the grin on Pete's face says it all
 

 
 
As well as being the star of a few videos (see my YouTube channel link at the bottom of my posts) the GT has been put to work moving logs..
 

 
 
And moving pallets.
 

 
 
That will do for now, more of the GT story coming later.

More progress over the weekend...
 
Multigardner 3 has been painted and fitted to the graveyard mower chassis, and a new addition is this mower... although badged as a Norlett it is identical to the Farmfitters Rapier mower that was also offered as an attachment for the Multigardner...
 
I have another use for the B&S engine thats on it so nothing is going to waste...

Neil
 
This is the Sulky with the 40 two blades mower and the Pro 7240 Gravely and the fellow!!!!

Bonjour Andre , vous avez une magnifique collection de gravely les tracteurs & vous aussi vivre dans une belle partie de la France

And we continue again.
 
Pics 1-4 are of a 48 model N, with a mechanical governor, which is unusual. Most all Model N engines were equipped with an air vain governor. This engine was originally on a David Bradley walk behind garden tractor, and is also equipped with the aluminum sheet metal.
 
Pics 5-7 are a Briggs NP. The NP is different from a regular Model N, because it has a bearing, rather than a bushing on the PTO side of the crankshaft, and it also has mounting holes to bolt equipment directly to the engine.
 
Pics 8-11 are a 52 NPR6. It has the 6:1 gear reduction, and is a very late production model N. The model N line of engine ended in early 53, and they only made just a very few in 53.
 
Pics 12-14 are of a 52 Briggs Model 8 that I restored, and put in my son Nathans mini bike. He loves it!
 
I guess I'm going to have to become a supporter, as I managed to max out my allowed MB's of pictures in one thread! Wow.  
 
 

And we continue.
 
Pics 1-3 are of a 46 Briggs NPR6. This engines originally came on a Bolen Power Ho walk behind garden tractor. It has a 6:1 gear reduction.
 
Pics 4-7 are of a 47 Briggs NS Kick Start engine. These engines use a suction feed carburetor, which is what the "S" stands for. This particular engine was used on wash machines. This one is not restored, as it was just a nice original, good running engine. I don't have the gas tank, or exhaust on it in these pics, but it does have them now.
 
Pics 8-11 are of a 48 Model N. 1948 was the only year Briggs ever used aluminum sheet metal on the model N. (shroud, cylinder shield, and rope cup). Briggs originally painted them all black, but I chose to just clear the aluminum parts, as this is what makes them different.
 
Pics 12-15 are of a 48 Model NS. This one has the suction feed carburetor.
 

Hello all. This is a great place you folks have here! Richard suggested I put up a few pics of some of my old engines, and I love talking old Briggs engines, so here we go. Thanks
 
Matt
 
Pics 1-4 are of a 1941 Briggs Model U. They are unique for their vacuum assisted fuel system, which was Briggs fix for the lean condition that these old engines were plagued with when they started getting low on fuel. If you take the gas cap off when the engine is running, it dies. 
 
Pics 5-8 are of a 1943 Briggs Model N Lever Start, that was a Military issue engine. While lever starts were more common on some of the old Briggs WI, and other models, they aren't seen very often on the Model N.
 
Pics 9-12 are of a 1944 Briggs Model N. This was the first old Briggs engine that I restored, and the one that really got me hooked on this hobby, and the Model N line of engine in particular.
 
Pics 13-16 are a 45 Model N kick start, military engine. It has a kick starter, and is equipped with radio suppression (shielded spark plug, and wire). Its fuel shut off is a long rod that goes all the way thru the gas tank. 

A tale of two Lister Autotrucks
 
My son is on the organising team for the Isle of Wight Steam Show and spends a week over there helping to set up the show and camping. Back in 2012 and with some time to spare he dragged an autotruck out of the brambles where it had been left outside for several years to see if he could get it going.
 
Having managed to get it to run it was given a good clean up, a bit of paint here and there, and put in the show.
 

 
That's me having a go - great fun but a bit scary on eneven ground!
Turned out it was owned jointly by several guys associated with the railway where the show is held but they wouldn't sell it even though it had been left outside to rot.
 
Anyway, my son had to have one and here it is. Not a diesel like the example above but JAP petrol engine powered.
 

 
Bought as a non-runner that used to run it was soon running again but it does burn oil as you can see.
 

 
Over the winter it was dismantled, shot blasted etc and emerged in Royal Navy livery as both my son and I collect and restore military vehicles. It made it to a couple of shows last year (Overlord military show and Netley Marsh) but still needs some bits and bobs finishing.
 

 
Things like the toolbox, foot gong (we've been told it was probably originally a railway's autotruck based on having one) and some RN markings still need to be done.
 
We haven't touched the engine yet, having had no experience of rebuilding a 600cc JAP or knowing what the availabilty of parts is like but it will need doing as if you run it long enough the plug oils up.
 
Any info from those with any experience out there in MOM land welcome.
 
Andy

Homelite tools from the 60's. These were all based using the same 2 stroke engine from the XL-12 chainsaw.
 
XL-12 Chainsaw, XL-100 Circular saw, XL-A115 Generator, Drill Attachment, XL-SG1 Water pump, XLMB Military Blower. ( I have the XLBC Brush Cutter, but can't find the pics)
Still searching for the earth auger, the Harvester, a better example of the water pump and any other applications 

Here's some of my vintage wacker equipment that uses the same engine, just badged wacker instead of jalo.

a few more pictures

Very nice collection! Makes me want to restore my howard rotovator, they are really great rotovators.
Tom

heres a bolens 750 that i added a fork lift too i had to lengthen it to stop the front wheels coming of the ground it worked ok it would lift three adults without problems
 

Hello
 Most of the Gravely tractors are two wheels tractors but they built four wheels tractors. The 400 serie between 1968 and 1972 and the 800, 8000, Pro series between 1972 and 2002, being little evolution of the first one
You can see daughter Mary driving the 814

That looks nice. I'm referring to the tractor so I don't get called a dirty old man. Any more photo's of it?

You will prepay the postage of course!
 

I have a Southbend Model S.. Not a big lathe by any means but it has proved so handy over the years.
 

 
 
In action making bearing blocks.
 

 
 
The finished products.
 

Makes my Myford 7 look like a toy      

my boy and i built this for my granddaughter a few years ago
 

I think this topic sums up why this forum is so busy even though its early days. It's nice to see that the admin listen to what the members want rather than saying tuff that's the way it is. A big thumbs up from me!

I'm fairly sure it dates from the 1960's so not even run in yet. Apparently when the beds were cast they were then left outside for 3years to let all the stresses come out before being machined.